Revealing mistake: When Todd is hitting the metal punchbag the first time, during the slow mo part you can see it flex as if it is made of rubber.
Soldier (1998)
1 revealing mistake - chronological order
Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson
Starring: Kurt Russell, Jason Isaacs, Connie Nielsen, Jason Scott Lee
Character mistake: After killing three of the 'new' soldiers, Todd says that there are seventeen left. He then kills about another thirty.
Colonel Mekum: A growl? He heard a growl?
Rubrick: Well, he didn't say the word "growl." He said "a throat noise." But I asked him to imitate it and it sounded like... a growl to me.
Trivia: Kurt Russell only has 104 words of dialogue in the entire film.
Question: Todd has been raised from birth to be totally emotionless. When he is thrown out of the colony, what caused him to cry?
Answer: Emotions aren't just learned. Some are inborn and can't be fully suppressed.
Greg Dwyer